Whether you spend a lot of money on brushes and roller covers to achieve a professional finish or you buy inexpensive tools to save on cash you will LOVE this tool. It saves time, money, water, and pays for itself in just a few uses. Simply rinse your brush or roller in the cleaning solution recommended by the manufacturer of the liquid you are using, attach it the spinner, and depress the lever to spin the brush or roller until it's clean and dry. Centrifugal force pushes liquids away from the

This product quickly, easily gets 99% of remaining liquid out of a paint-brush or roller. (I have only tried it with latex paints.). It works so well with brushes, but I’m going to describe how incredibly well it works with rollers.

For years, I’ve spent about 15 minutes with running water, trying to get a 3/8″ or 1/2″ nap roller clean, and then tried in vain to squeeze the water out by hand. Then the roller sits on end, on a stack of newspapers, and continues to drip. If I was very thorough, the roller would dry, clean, in about 36 hours. However, the more typical case is that the lowest 1/4″ of the roller would get the residual paint particles, and would be hardened. After a few days, this section would be permanently hardened.

No more ! I spend 5 minutes with a hose, getting most of the paint out. Then, outside, I spin it for 10 seconds, and 90% of the paint that’s left flies off onto the ground. Then another minute or less under a hose. And a final 10-second spin gets the clean water out. (I choose to spin twice, with a short rinse in between, to use less water.) And the roller is so dry that you can use it right now, or put it in storage and not worry about it.

Working with a paint brush is similar, but takes less time. Just like a roller, if you can’t get the water out of a brush, the remaining paint particles will dry into the brush, and you may never get them out. I’ve been propping brushes up vertically, bristles up, and letting them drip-dry back toward the handle. Needless to say, the bristles closest to the handle get progressively harder with each use. No more !

I am recommending, without reservation, this item to everyone I know who has tried to wash out a brush or roller.

Until I purchased this item I tried to shake and hand-spin my brushes and rollers only to leave a lot of water, mineral spirits and residue on them. The Shur-Line is simple yet extremely effective in removing such from the brush/roller. The only minor complaint is that it is a little difficult to insert a larger handle brush into the holder mechanism…but by no means impossible. You simply insert the brush into a spring-like receptacle and pump a handle much like you would do for the old spinning toy called a “spinning top.” Rollers fit over the outside frame and spin the same way. It is a simple yet amazingly effective tool.

Needing to paint, I bought brushes, rollers, this brush and roller cleaner, and yes paint. I got the better brand of brushes and so I wanted to take care of them because I am sure that this will not be my last painting. Of course you wash/rinse the brushes after their use and then you need to dry or remove the water so they are good to use the next time. This is where this product comes in, it will spin the brush or roller until almost dry. Great product.